The Blissful Gods in Boko'
Ku Nauka, one of Japans foremost theatrical groups, performed one part of the Mahabharata in the compound of ancient Boko Temple.
September 13, 2005
FOUR deitiesVaruna, Indra, Agni and Yamaare dancing merrily, giving a different impression from what is usually found in the shadow puppet performances. Wearing thick wooden clogs, they are wrapped in loose white long gowns. Their facial expressions, hidden behind paper masks, are difficult to guesssomewhere between a scary impression and a jesting image. Their countenance brings to mind the spirits dwelling in a peach tree, which is later cut do
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